IF your definition of an enjoyable Christmas is sitting down and relaxing with a good book, you might be wondering whether your local library is open.
Whether you want to get some studying or reading in during the festive bank holiday, this is what you need to know about libraries’ opening times.
Are libraries open on the Christmas Bank Holiday?
Different libraries are governed by different areas/councils and therefore there is not a widespread rule that applies to them all.
The British Library is closed from the December 23 to 27. It then is open from December 28 until New Year’s eve.
It is then closed on New Year’s day, and the reading rooms remain closed on January 2 before returning back to normal.
University libraries will also have changhedop-0ening hours due to the bank holiday period.
Imperial college London will be closed on Christmas day and Boxing day, with limited opening hours on Christmas eve and New Year’s eve.
The library will be closed on Boxing day.
The various libraries inside Cambridge University will be closed on Christmas eve, and will not reopen until January 2.
It is best to look on the university’s website to check whether they are opening the library, however, it seems that the majority of university libraries will be closed.
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If you go to a public library, the local council website will give you all the information you need on whether they’ll open the book dome or not.
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If you have a very small local library then you may find the library is shut as employee numbers are minimal.
